The Most Iconic Book-to-Film Adaptations in the History of Cinema

25. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

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The film is based on the 2005 psychological novel by Swedish author Stieg Larsson. The 2009 version is far superior to David Fincher’s 2011 Hollywood remake. With director Niels Arden Oplev, this is an unsettling film that executes its distressing motives superbly by paying close attention to Steig Larsson’s alarming book.